Electricity Usage Monitor System

• US 20110101956A1
• Filed: 11/04/2010
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David Wayne Thorn
• Original Assignee: David Wayne Thorn
• Inventors: Thorn, David Wayne
• Application Number:
  US12/939,997
• Publication Number:
  US 20110101956A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 324/76.11
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 2204/45 Utility meters networked together within a single building
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 4/004 Remote reading of utility meters to a fixed location
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 22/061 Details of electronic electricity meters
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/30 Smart metering, e.g. specially adapted for remote reading

Abstract

A system for monitoring electricity usage comprising a plurality of sender units having sender identification tags wherein the plurality of sender units are capable of being connected to AC power distribution wiring that carries AC waveforms, and wherein the plurality of sender units are capable of being in electrical communication with an appliance having a current draw; and a central detector capable of being connected to the AC power distribution wiring wherein the plurality of sender units are capable of being in electrical communication with the central detector through the AC power distribution wiring, and wherein the plurality of sender units are capable of transmitting a transient pulse on the AC power distribution wiring wherein the transient pulse is embedded at a location on the AC waveform wherein the location is relative to the sender identification tag and wherein the location is further relative to the current draw of the appliance.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring electricity usage comprising:

a plurality of sender units having sender identification tags wherein said plurality of sender units are capable of being connected to AC power distribution wiring, wherein said AC power distribution wiring carries AC waveforms, and wherein said plurality of sender units are capable of being in electrical communication with an appliance having a current draw; and

a central detector capable of being connected to said AC power distribution wiring wherein said plurality of sender units are capable of being in electrical communication with said central detector through said AC power distribution wiring, and wherein said plurality of sender units are capable of transmitting a transient pulse on said AC power distribution wiring wherein said transient pulse is embedded at a location on said AC waveform wherein said location is relative to said sender identification tag and wherein said location is further relative to said current draw of said appliance.